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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing
Buffalo, New YorkMedicare inspection record
About Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing
Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing brings comprehensive skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to Buffalo, New York families navigating recovery and ongoing care needs. Our team delivers person-centered treatment designed to help residents regain independence and maintain quality of life.
Community at a glance
Capacity
200 residents
Location
Buffalo, NY
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
1014 DELAWARE AVE, Buffalo, New York 14209
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
- Medicare flags Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing for a citation related to abuse of residents in its recent inspections.
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 17, 2025, state inspectors cited 17 health deficiencies (the New York average is 8.0).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 13 minutes with each resident a day, above the New York average of 3 hours 38 minutes.
Medicare fined Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing 2 times in the last three years, $139,721 in total.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 13 minutesAbove the New York average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 31 minutesBelow the New York average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 60%Above the New York average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
Inspections
26 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
November 12, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 5 citations
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 29, 2025Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 29, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 29, 2025Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 29, 2025Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 29, 2025
July 1, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 4 citations
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Residents were harmed, a pattern (level H)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 27, 2025Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)AdministrationFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 27, 2025Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 27, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 27, 2025
June 17, 2025 · Standard inspection · 12 citations+
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Aug 6, 2025Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 6, 2025Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)EnvironmentalFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 6, 2025Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 15, 2025Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Aug 6, 2025Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)AdministrationCorrected Sep 15, 2025Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 6, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Aug 6, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Aug 6, 2025Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Aug 6, 2025Post nurse staffing information every day.
Minimal harm or risk, widespread (level C)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Aug 6, 2025Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Minimal harm or risk, widespread (level C)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Aug 6, 2025
April 11, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 6, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 6, 2025
May 7, 2024 · Standard inspection · 3 citations+
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jun 25, 2024Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jun 25, 2024Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jun 25, 2024
Fines and payment denials
2 fines totaling $139,721 in the last three years.
- November 12, 2025Fine: $36,478
- June 17, 2025Fine: $103,243
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Delaware Operations Assoc LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 200
- Average residents per day
- 187
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- April 8, 1980
- Part of a chain
- Centers Health Care, 36 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 335638
Location
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1014 DELAWARE AVEBuffalo, NY 14209
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Questions about Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing
How did Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on June 17, 2025 and cited 17 health deficiencies, 8 of them from complaint investigations. The New York average is 8.0.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing?+
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 13 minutes with each resident per day, including 31 minutes from registered nurses. 60% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing 2 times in the last three years, totaling $139,721.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.